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March 13, 2010
2010 National Bike Summit: Final wrap-up and slideshow
Watch a slideshow of our best images below or view the full gallery.(Photos © J. Maus) I came into the National Bike Summit this year feeling pessimistic about national politics and not feeling very attached to the national cycling agenda. Now, as I recall the events of the past few days, my energy and inspiration [...]
March 12, 2010
A big day (and night) for Oregon on Capitol Hill
The Oregon advocacy team on the steps of the Capitol.(Photos © J. Maus) The 26-person Oregon bike advocacy team stormed Capitol Hill on Thursday, armed with cycling stats, stories, and a strong sense of purpose. It was lobbying day at the National Bike Summit and Team Oregon joined 700 bike advocates from all over the [...]
Jobs of the Week
If you were not already convinced by the blossoming trees, this week’s job listings are another sign that Spring is here and Summer is near. If you know your way around a bike repair stand, one of these opportunities as a bike mechanic may be for you. Good luck! For detailed information including duties and how [...]
Portland company inks deal for The New Yorker bike jerseys
Portland’s Retro is making a name for themselves in the jersey business. Southeast Portland-based apparel company Retro, has inked a licensing deal with The New Yorker to release two cycling jerseys based on the magazine’s iconic cover art. It’s just the latest licensing deal for Retro, a company that has found success by designing and [...]
Vancouver (WA) gets on-street bike parking — UPDATED
New on-street bike corral.(Photo: Jennifer Campos/City of Vancouver) Back in October, we brought you news of an on-street bike parking facility that was planned for installation on Main Street in Vancouver, Washington (just a short hop over the Columbia River, north of Portland). I’m happy to report that it has been installed! Leah Jackson, [...]
Bikestation coming to Hillsboro
A new Bikestation is coming to Hillsboro. (Photo is of Bikestation DC).(Photo © J. Maus) If all goes according to plan, Hillsboro (about 20 miles west of Portland) will be the first city in the Portland region to have a one-stop bike storage, shower, and locker facility — also known as a Bikestation. While at [...]
March 11, 2010
Ray LaHood rocks Summit crowd with tabletop speech
US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood stands atop a table to address Summit attendees at the Congressional Reception held in a Senate ballroom on Capitol Hill.(Photos © J. Maus) At the National Bike Summit’s Congressional Reception held tonight on Capitol Hill, US Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood stepped onto a table and praised hundreds of [...]
Senator Merkley gets into the ACT — UPDATED
Jeff Merkley.(Photo © J. Maus) Today on Capitol Hill, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) had some good news for Oregon advocates — he plans to introduce a bill in the Senate that will act as a companion to House Rep. Earl Blumenauer’s Active Community Transportation Act. The ACT Act (H.R. 4722) would create a competitive [...]
Industry icon Gary Fisher at the Summit: “I regret never coming before”
Mr. Fisher goes to Washington — in a Dashing Tweeds suit.(Photos © J. Maus) Bike industry titan Gary Fisher is hard to miss here at the Summit. A pioneer of mountain bikes in the 1980s, Fisher has gone on to be the namesake of a successful bike brand, a fashion icon, and one of only [...]
Whatever happened to the bike-partisan revolution?
A view of the Capitol this morning.(Photo © J. Maus) With the lobby day in full swing here on Capitol Hill, bike advocates from around the country are asking their representatives in Congress to support a variety of pending bike-related legislation. Last night, while looking through some information on these bills put together for us [...]
March 10, 2010
City Hall Likely to Approve $20M "kickstart" to Bike Plan.
City Hall is likely to approve $20M for implementation of joint The Bureau of Environmental Services and Bureau of Transportation "Green Streets" projects -- a big step forward for the Bicycle Plan for 2030.
Registration is open for Walk + Bike Challenge Month!
Elementary and middle schools in Oregon are invited to register online now for the Walk + Bike Challenge, coming this May.
A Good Week for Bikes
On multiple fronts: Multnomah County is finally ready to open the new bike path on the Morrison Bridge Google Maps has added bicycle directions - try it! Actually, my first attempt with Google was a little rocky. I asked it...
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March 09, 2010
City Council will decide on new funding for Portland Bike Plan tomorrow
If you are available between 10 am and noon on Wednesday, March 10, please join the BTA and community members at City Hall to testify in favor of the proposed $20 million seed investment.
Apply for $1,000 mini-grants to promote walking and biking to school
The National Center for Safe Routes to School will award organizations and groups with creative ideas that support safe walking and/or bicycling to school and are youth-focused.
Speak up for new bike lanes on NW Bethany Blvd in Washington County
Don't let bike lanes get voted off the island in Washington County.
March 08, 2010
20th Anniversay Reach the Beach
The 20th Anniversary Reach the Beach is almost here! Get ready to ride the best route to the coast, enjoying hearty lunches and yummy snacks at rest stops along the way, and finishing in Pacific City with a sink-your-toes-in-the-sand party right on the beach. Relax after a rewarding day of riding and listen to the waves crash on the shore as you enjoy the feast served up at the award-winning Pelican Pub. This event is a great introductory distance ride, whether it is your first ride of the season or your first distance ride ever. Courses range from 26 to 100...
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March 05, 2010
March 18: Westside Transportation Alliance Annual Meeting
Featured speakers include Kaiser Permanente's Dr. Philip Wu, Washington County Commissioner Dick Schouten and Metro Senior Policy Advisor Andy Cotugno.
March 04, 2010
Eugene has not one, but TWO new bike blogs
Finding information about what is going on about bikes in Eugene just got easier.
Take action to support Active Community Transportation (ACT) Act
The bill, introduced by Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer, would create a competitive grant program where communities compete for $2 billion to help make their communities better for walking and biking.
Nominate someone for an Alice Award TODAY.
Don't let good bicycle deeds go unrecognized.
March 03, 2010
This Saturday, ask the City to FUND IT!
Community Budget Forum Saturday, March 6th, 1:00-3:30 PM IRCO Community Space 10301 NE Glisan St.
KBOO Bike Show: Family Cycling
Listen to the show (mp3, 27.1MB) Our guests share how they've mastered the fine art of carting toddlers around, riding with elderly parents, and juggling work, school, errands, soccer practice, and even long distance travel by bike....
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February 24, 2010
Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: Family Cycling
Join hosts Lindsay and Elly for a discussion of family bicycling. Our guests will share how they've mastered the fine art of carting toddlers around, riding with elderly parents, and juggling work, school, errands, soccer practice, and even long distance...
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February 18, 2010
What is the Future of Williams?
Someone recently submitted an anecdote to the Tall Bike Tales museum talking about how he remembers when there were only one or two other commuters back in the day on his commute along North Williams, a popular route for cyclists in N and NE Portland. I, too, remember those days. So as I rode my commute home yesterday, this was going through my mind, coupled with a recent BikePortland article. Bikers were everywhere, and many were on each other's rear wheels, jostling for position, trying to get ahead and ride our preferred paces. I was thinking about how crowded that...
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February 16, 2010
Get Ready to Share Your Tall Bike Tales
Tall Bike Tales is a new online museum of bike culture, a digital scrap book, celebrating the unique bike culture of Portland. You can submit photos, videos, illustrations, jokes, stories, anecdotes and more. The website just launched on February 14th, fittingly in conjunction with the Worst Day of the Year Ride. We're helping get Tall Bike Tales up and running, so we'll be sharing with you some of our favorite submissions as they roll in. Check out Tall Bike Tales >>...
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February 13, 2010
WORST DAY OF THE YEAR RIDER PROFILE: Yolanda Kauffman and family ride to honor Erv Kauffman
Yolanda Kauffman has been riding on a bike ever since her father, Erv Kauffman, put her on the back of his bike at the age of three. Erv was an avid biker, a bike commuter before bike commuting existed, and he shared his biking enthusiasm with his daughter. Yolanda's first bike was a 10-speed that her dad cobbled together for her from bits and pieces of bikes he had worn out. Together, Yolanda and Erv took many rides though Oregon. Yolanda recalls one particular ride where she was riding up to Mt. Hood with her Dad. "I was probably 9...
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February 12, 2010
A Good Day for Bikes in Portland
Thursday was indeed a good day! The Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 passed City Council unanimously, and Mayor Adams has promised to return in 30 days with a plan to kickstart $20M in new funding to get it rolling. Obscured...
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February 10, 2010
RIDER PROFILE: Team Silverton
25 cyclists from Silverton, with ages spanning from 13-63 years, will be traveling to Portland for the Worst Day of the Year Ride. When asked why this the hodge-podge group of friends and family comes all the way to Portland for the ride, group cheerleader Patty Parsons said, "We just love everything about the ride: the costumes, food breaks, the scenery and the yummy food at the end!" The group, which is larger this year than ever before, comes back every year as their own personal tradition. Costumes are a key component of this quirky fun ride and last year...
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February 09, 2010
WORST DAY OF THE YEAR RIDER PROFILE: Arthur visits from Missoula, MT
When Arthur Mouratidis caught wind of the Worst Day of the Year Ride from a friend, he decided to make the trek from Missoula, Montana to come check out Portland's crazed bike-love ride for himself. Considering that Arthur boasts that he's never had a bad day on his bike, and the added bonus of doughnuts and coffee, the Worst Day of the Year ride might just be the best ride Arthur and his bike have ridden together. Arthur plans on showing his bike how much he loves it for all the wonderful miles by lubing its chain, giving it a...
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WORST DAY OF THE YEAR RIDER PROFILE: Ed and Amy Evangelista, father-daughter duo
After riding RAGBRAI (Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa) and being "shocked at how many people were doing the ride and how few of them were doing it in costume," Amy Evangelista saw the Worst Day of the Year Ride as an opportunity for her dad, Ed Evangelista, to ride in Oregon during his visit and get a real taste of Portland bicycle culture. Coming all the way from Iowa, to visit his daughter Amy, Ed, a bicycle event veteran, describes his worst bike ride as a "ride in 90 degree heat at 100% humidity, against the wind, up...
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February 08, 2010
20TH ANNIVERSARY REACH THE BEACH RIDER PROFILE: Surfer John Thompson
John and his surf board!John Thompson says his life motto is "An ounce of 'I must do something' is worth a pound of 'something must be done'" which is why he loves riding Reach the Beach and hopes that someday both his sons can ride the full course with him. "My son Geoff rode the second half of RTB with me when he was about 25. He was MY inspiration." His son, now 33, lives with asthma and John rides to honor his life struggle and in support of the American Lung Association in Oregon. John says his favorite part...
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February 04, 2010
BUILD IT! Rally + Public Hearing
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance hopes that City Hall will adopt their Bike Plan for 2030. That adoption is the first step in the long road to actually getting that plan built, so they've started the BUILD IT! campaign to help see the project through to fruition. They've organized a rally for 1:30pm at City Hall today, February 4th, and they hope people will come out in droves with BUILD IT! signs. You can print out a sign here. The hearing begins at 2:00pm and the organizers are hoping for a strong presence leading into that. There is no need to...
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Game Time for the Bike Plan
City Council takes up the plan at 2pm today (Thursday). Please come out and join the rally at 1:30 outside City Hall and then help fill the chambers at 2. Find out more about what you can do to support...
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February 03, 2010
KBOO Bike Show: Bike Activism and the 2030 Plan
Listen to the show (mp3, 27.1MB) The theme of today's show is bike activism in Portland, focusing on efforts to gain support for the 2030 Portland Bicycle Plan, which provides a road map for making Portland a truly world...
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February 02, 2010
How to Tell Your Bike "I Love You"
Cyclists are invited to the Worst Day of the Year Ride Pre-Ride Check In event on Saturday, February 13th from 2-5pm at the Lucky Lab, 915 SE Hawthorne for a Valentine Studio. People can make their own custom creative Valentine's, for a sweetie or for their bikes. A cyclist's bike is a well-trusted steed, relied upon in a very personal way. Tell your bike I love you "For the endless miles" "For keeping me healthy" "For not getting flat tires" or for whatever reason you want. These special love notes will be posted all over the walls of the event...
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February 01, 2010
Worst Day of the Year Ride
The Worst Day of the Year Ride is an annual tradition and riders flock from all over for this opportunity to parade the streets of Portland, rain or shine. This year's ride falls on Valentine's Day, so get ready for some sweetheart fun. The Last Regiment Drum Corps kicks off the start line with their soul-riveting beats that are sure to wake you up and get you moving and grooving. Hot coffee and yummy doughnuts will keep you cozy as you prepare for the ride. This year's ride features belly-warming treats and hot drinks at every rest stop and a...
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January 27, 2010
Learning from Europe
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2010 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Ed Fischer, P.E., State Traffic Engineer, Oregon DOT Topic: European Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning (Scan Tour Report) When: Friday, Jan 29, 2010, 12:00 - 1:00pm Where: PSU...
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January 26, 2010
Why You Should Help Build It (and How)
I had the opportunity to sign on early for the "Build It" campaign that the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and allies have created to get the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 adopted and funded. Here's why I think this is...
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January 22, 2010
#BuildIt at Car-Free Happy Hour
Here's a group of folks who want the Portland Bicycle Plan built! Take your Build It photo and put it on Twitter or Facebook today to join the campaign....
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January 21, 2010
BTA Launches "Build It" Social Media Campaign to Support Master Plan
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance has created a web site and social media campaign to support implementation of the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030. Individuals are encouraged to take their picture with the campaign logo and post it as part...
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January 06, 2010
KBOO Bike Show: 2010 New Year's Party
Listen to the show (mp3, 26.8MB) We wouldn't be here without you, so please listen in to our in-studio party. We hear your bike-centric predictions and hopes for this upcoming year while we're entertained by the lovely sounds of...
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January 04, 2010
Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: 2010 New Year's Party!
We're throwing a party to celebrate the new year and thank our guests of '09 and listeners. We wouldn't be here without you, so ride on down to the studio as our special guests to ring in the new cycling...
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December 21, 2009
Holiday Gift Ideas
A quick internet search will pull up a wide variety of gift ideas for the bikers in your life, but we couldn't resist adding to the mix with some of our local faves. WORST DAY OF THE YEAR RIDE PASS - This quirky annual tradition will sell out at 3,500 riders. Make sure you and your buddies have a spot on the ride by buying gift certificates. Better than a wool scarf or another tie, this gift is a unique one that will give you a full day of fun with your buddies. REACH THE BEACH RIDE PASS - Reach...
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December 02, 2009
KBOO Bike Show: Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030
Listen to the show (mp3, 27.0MB) Sara and Tori are joined by Roger Geller, City Bicycle Coordinator in the Office of the Director and creator of the Bicycle Master Plan. The 2030 Bicycle Plan is the crystal ball to...
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December 01, 2009
Are Those Bike Boxes Working?
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2009 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Jennifer Dill and Chris Monsere, PSU Topic: Initial Assessment of Portland's Green Bike Boxes When: Friday, Dec 4, 2009, 12:00 - 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building,...
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November 30, 2009
Coming up on the KBOO Bike Show: Cycling in 2030
This month's show takes stock of cycling in Portland and looks at the Bicycle Plan for 2030. 11AM-Noon, Wednesday, December 2nd KBOO FM 90.7 Streamed live at KBOO.fm Podcast here later that day...
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November 23, 2009
Kruger's Crossing Introduces Doggie Cross
Cross season just won't allow people to hibernate as winter approaches, and Kruger's Crossing was no exception. The race was last Sunday at Kruger's Farm on Sauvie Island, just outside of Portland. The torrential winds and hard rain the night before blew down tents, tables and a made for a lot of clean up on Sunday morning as organizers scrambled to get things back in order for that early 8:50am Beginner Men's race. But the reward came in the afternoon when the skies opened and a warm sun shone down on the hundreds of people present. The mud was so...
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November 18, 2009
Keepin' Busy
We're keeping busy around here at the ORbike headquarters: busy trying to keep up with all of you! There are still tons of bike events, rides, races and clinics happening. Gotta love the Oregon can-do spirit! We'll be updating our calendar shortly with even more events. Kruger's Crossing registration ends Thursday at 11:59pm, BikeCraft is coming up soon and we have plenty more to tell you about. Stay tuned!...
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November 10, 2009
Photo Shoot Part Two
The Worst Day of the Year Ride photo shoot continues this Saturday, November 14th at 2:00pm rain or shine. Free ride passes for all participants in the photo shoot. It's a really easy project, just fun loving photo shooting. You don't need to be a model, you just need to love being near your bike and standing with a bunch of other bikers. There is very little riding involved and there is ample coverage from the rain. The goal is to have more than 20 people, so spread the word and bring your friends. RSVP to Ayleen GoodSportPromotion.com. Meet...
